10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief.a The heavens will disappear with a roar;b the elements will be destroyed by fire,c and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.a d

11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forwarde to the day of God and speed its coming.b f That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.g 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth,h where righteousness dwells.

14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blamelessi and at peace with him. 15 Bear in mind that our Lord’s patiencej means salvation,k just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.l 16 He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstablem people distort,n as they do the other Scriptures,o to their own destruction.

17 Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guardp so that you may not be carried away by the errorq of the lawlessr and fall from your secure position.s 18 But grow in the gracet and knowledgeu of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.v To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.w